Speaking Wrong At The Right Time

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The 'White-Collar Lie' Led Americans To Embrace Illegal Labor

'Americans don't want to do those jobs' is what we have to tell ourselves to rationalize the disappearance of traditional blue-collar work from the grasp of the legal workforce.

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Adam B. Coleman
Jan 29, 2025
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There was a lie that Americans needed to embrace to progressively grow comfortable with illegal immigrants obtaining jobs that Americans & legal immigrants traditionally worked.

I call it the "White-Collar Lie", which claims that there is no dignity in blue collar labor.

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